§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list the names, date of creation and numbers of staff employed by the independent executive agencies.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe information requested is as follows:
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Agency Launch date Staff1 Royal Mint2 2 April 1990 1,020 Scottish Agricultural Science Agency 1 April 1992 140 Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency 1 April 1991 210 Service Children's Schools (North West Europe)3 1 April 1991 2,300 Social Security Agency4 1 July 1991 5,350 Social Security Benefits Agency 1 April 1991 63,100 Social Security Contributions Agency 1 April 1991 8,000 Social Security Information Technology Services Agency 2 April 1991 4,000 Social Security Resettlement Agency 24 May 1989 520 Teachers' Pensions Agency 1 April 1992 300 The Buying Agency2 1 November 1991 110 Training and Employment Agency4 2 April 1990 1,670 Transport Research Laboratory 1 April 1992 580 United Kingdom Passport Agency 2 April 1991 1,250 Valuation Office 30 September 1991 5,200 Vehicle Certification Agency 2 April 1990 80 Vehicle Inspectorate2 1 September 1988 1,820 Veterinary Medicines Directorate 2 April 1990 80 Warren Spring Laboratory 20 April 1989 310 Wilton Park Conference Centre 1 September 1991 30 72 in number 210,960 Customs and Excise5 (30 Executive Units) 1 April 1991 26,800 Inland Revenue5 (34 Executive Offices) 1 April 1992 62,100 TOTAL6 299,860 TOTAL CIVIL SERVANTS7 290,490 1 October 1991 figures for Civil Servants and Armed Forces personnel. Casuals are excluded. Part-time staff are counted as half units. 2 Trading Fund. 3 Defence Support Agency. 4 Northern Ireland Civil Service. 5 Departments operating fully on 'Next Steps' lines. Staffing figure for Inland Revenue excludes the Valuation Office which is a free standing agency. 6 Includes 8,070 Armed Forces personnel in Ministry of Defence Agencies, and 1,300 locally engaged staff in Service Children's Schools (North West Europe). 7 Includes 7,900 Civil Servants in agencies of the Northern Ireland Civil Service.